Band 6+: The charts below show the percentage of their food budget the average family spent on restaurant meals in different years. The graph shows the number of meals eaten in fast food restaurants and sit-down restaurants. Summarize the information and compare where relevant, by selecting and reporting the key features. You should write at least 150 words.

The given pie charts demonstrate how ordinary families spent their money on foods in terms of restaurant or hommade meals. Also, the line graph represents the amount of meals were eaten by consumers at two different types of areas from 1970 to 2000.

Overall, it can be clearly seen that when the time passed, the number of people who ate in the outside increased. Additionally, fast food restaurants were became more favorible restaurants at the end of the period.

At first glance, it obvious that people preferred to eat at home in 1970, at 10%. This figure climbed slightly in 1980, and reached to 15%. However, in 1980, there was an enormous increase in restaurant meals, much more doubled (). At the end of this period, the number of hommade meals and eatry meals were equal.

With regards to the line graph, it can be clearly seen that two categories (fast food meals and sitdown restaurant meals) rose consistently throughout the period. In 1970, both groups were equal (). In 1980, sitdown restaurants were more favorite (about 35%) than fast food areas (nearly ). However, fast food eateries witnessed a significant increase and peaked at in 2000. In addition to this, sitdown restaurants could only reach to 50% in that year.